I dont get it, they have reached finals twice, won once and posses the best t20 record going around. The balance in that side is incredible.

Obviously they are severely lacking in the test department and also the odi to a certain extent.

But consider this, pretty much the exact same world cup winning team from last year will be going into the tournament with the addition of Umar Akmal and Mohammad Asif this time around. They actually looked unbeatable against tremendously in form teams in the later stages of the tournament.

You never felt South Africa or Sri Lanka had a chance with the way Pakistan was playing in the later stages.

"Still waiting for bole trekking Marayyye". Keep Kumar up in the third umpires box please,its hilarious. Him almost screwing up a DRS referral a definite highlight.

Originally Posted by Burgey

Ashwin is like one of those paintings whose eye always follows you around the room. He'd be hell in a court room. The judge and the witness would always think he's lookong at both of them at the same time.

I dont get it, they have reached finals twice, won once and posses the best t20 record going around. The balance in that side is incredible.

Obviously they are severely lacking in the test department and also the odi to a certain extent.

But consider this, pretty much the exact same world cup winning team from last year will be going into the tournament with the addition of Umar Akmal and Mohammad Asif this time around. They actually looked unbeatable against tremendously in form teams in the later stages of the tournament.

You never felt South Africa or Sri Lanka had a chance with the way Pakistan was playing in the later stages.

Now why would Pakistan be the favorites! ? Its not like they are playing domestic T20s for the past month and a half....and eager to go at it in the WC after the IPL snub.

With Steve Smith doing some bowling, and you have Brett Lee to come back in. Bollinger would be competing with him as well as McKay and Harris to get a game. And there seems to be a general reluctance to play Hauritz in this format, and especially if the grounds in the WI are to be small. Ponting didn't even use Hauritz for his full allotment of overs in a lot of the ODI games in NZ with concerns over the size of grounds, let alone T20 cricket.

With Steve Smith doing some bowling, and you have Brett Lee to come back in. Bollinger would be competing with him as well as McKay and Harris to get a game. And there seems to be a general reluctance to play Hauritz in this format, and especially if the grounds in the WI are to be small. Ponting didn't even use Hauritz for his full allotment of overs in a lot of the ODI games in NZ with concerns over the size of grounds, let alone T20 cricket.

Ponting wont be captain in the T20s though. Things might change with Clarke as captain.